Monte Carlo investigation of electron beam output factors versus size of square cutout

Medical Physics

Volumn 26, Issue 5, 1999, Pages 743-750

  Zhang, G G ^a   Rogers, D W O ^b   Cygler, J E ^c   Mackie, T R ^d  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b NATIONAL RESEARCH COUNCIL CANADA   (Canada)

^c OTTAWA REGIONAL CANCER CENTRE   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cutout factors; Electron beam dosimetry; Monte Carlo; Relative output factors

Indexed keywords

APPLICATORS; DIODES; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAMS; MONTE CARLO METHODS;

CLINICAL ELECTRON BEAMS; CUTOUT FACTORS; ELECTRON BEAM DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM ENERGY; MONTE CARLO CODES; OUTPUT FACTORS; SILICON DIODES; STATISTICAL UNCERTAINTY;

ELECTRONS;

ARTICLE; COMPUTER PROGRAM; COMPUTER SIMULATION; DOSE CALCULATION; DOSIMETRY; ELECTRON BEAM; LINEAR ACCELERATOR; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEM ANALYSIS;

EID: 0032957195     PISSN: 00942405     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1118/1.598582     Document Type: Article

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